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Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 to take 2-0 lead in NL Championship Series
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
The best-of-seven series decides which team advances to the World Series.
William Contreras hit a home run and drove in three runs for Milwaukee.
The Brewers’ bullpen also held Los Angeles hitless over five innings.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto left before completing three innings, and Shohei Ohtani has three hits in 20 playoff at-bats.
Milwaukee, which won 103 games in the regular season, needs two more wins to reach its second World Series.
The third game is scheduled for Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
William Contreras hit a home run and drove in three runs for Milwaukee.
The Brewers’ bullpen allowed no hits over five innings.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto was removed after fewer than three innings.
The best-of-seven series continues Wednesday in Los Angeles.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- What
- Milwaukee won 7-4 and took a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
- When
- Monday; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The Brewers won through key hits, including a home run by William Contreras, and a bullpen that allowed no hits over five innings.
Milwaukee Brewers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Game result
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee won 7-4 and moved ahead 2-0 in the series.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles lost 7-4 and fell behind 2-0 in the series.
Next goal
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee needs two more wins to reach the World Series.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles must recover from the two-game deficit to reach a third consecutive World Series.
The Dodgers took an early lead on a sacrifice fly by Teoscar Hernández.
Christian Yelich hit a two-run single to put Milwaukee ahead.
The Dodgers moved in front after a Brewers throwing error and a sacrifice fly by Freddie Freeman.
Contreras tied the game with a home run and later drove in the go-ahead run.
Brice Turang and Jake Bauers added runs as Milwaukee sealed the 7-4 win.
Game 3 is scheduled to be played in Los Angeles.
- Final score
- Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
- Series score
- Brewers lead 2-0
- William Contreras
- One home run and three runs batted in
- Milwaukee bullpen
- No hits allowed over five innings
- Next game
- Wednesday in Los Angeles
What people are saying
Our mentality is to stay focused. No matter how the game is going, whether we’re winning or losing, we’ll keep attacking and stay focused.
I think as a team we’ve done a very good job in that regard.
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